Manifolding check-book.



N0. 777,705. PATENTED DEC. 20, 1904.

J. H. VESEY.

MANIFOLDING CHECK BOOK.

APPMUATION FILED FEB, 9, 1903.

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PATENT OFFICE.

JAMES H. VESEY, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

MANIFOLDING CHECK-BOOK.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 777,705, dated December 20, 1904. Application filed February 9, 1903- Serial No. 142,666.

To all whom, it Wtay concern.-

Be it known that I, JAMES H. VEsEY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Chicago, county of Cook, State of Illinois, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Manifolding Check-Books; and I declare the following to be a full,-clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it pertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which form a part of this specification.

My invention relates in general to manifolding writing-tablets, and more particularly to check-books such as are used in stores for simultaneously making a plurality of records of the sales made by a clerk.

It is customary in many stores to record certain sales in trip1icate-one record upon acheck for the store-office, a second record upon a leaf retained in the book of the clerk making the sale, and a third record upon a tag to be attached to the articles sold when they are to be delivered to the address of the purchaser. Prior to my invention, so far as I am aware, it has been necessary to separately make each one of the three records required for certain salessuch, for instance, as those made C. O. D., where one copy is for the store- .office, a second for the clerk, and a third to be attached to the articles purchased.

The object of my invention is to provide a check-book in which an original record may be made upon a check or slip of paper and simultaneously copied both'upon a leaf fixed in the book and upon a detachable tag adapted to be attached to the article to which the record relates, thereby effecting a saving in the time and labor of theclerk. 4

A further object of my invention is to provide'a manifolding check-book which will be simple in construction, inexpensive in operation, and convenient in use.

My invention, generally described, consists in a check-book the leaves in which are arranged in a series of three, the first leaf in each series being detachably secured in the book, the second being of transparent material and firmly secured in the book, and the third being a tag detachably secured in the book and so constructed as to facilitate its attachment to any desired article, and a sheet of double or full carbon attached to be inserted between the second and third leaves to transfer to such leaves the matter written upon the first leaf.

My invention will be more fully described hereinafter with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which the same is illustrated as embodied in a convenient and practical form, in which Figure 1 is a plan view of the check-book with the cover and carbon unfolded and extending to the left; Fig. 2, a view similar to Fig. 1, showing the first leaf turned upwardly; Fig. 3, a view similar to Figs. 1 and 2, showing the first and second leaves turned upwardly and illustrating the tag in plan; and Fig. 4, an enlarged longitudinal central section through so much of a book as is necessary to illustrate my invention.

Similar reference characters are used to designate similar parts in the several figures of the drawings.

Reference-letter B indicates the first sheet of a series of three, upon which is directly written any desired matter, which in the embodiment of my invention illustrated is the date, name, and address of thepurchaser of merchandise or other articles, as well as the number of the clerk makingthe sale, the store or department, and the inspector. Suitablydesignated blank spaces may be arranged as indicated in Fig. 1, in which the matter above described is Written. A ruled space is also provided, upon which is written a description of the goods sold and the price thereof. A perforated line b is preferably formed at the top of the sheet, so that it may be readily detachablefrom the book or tablet.

Immediately beneath the sheet B is located a blank sheet C, which is transparent. The sheet C is firmly secured to the binding of the book or tablet, so that it may not be accidentally detached therefrom.

D indicates the third sheet, which is also detachably secured to the book or tablet by any suitable meansas, for instance, a perforated line (Z. The sheet D is provided with spaces arranged and designated the same as i the first sheet B. The sheet D is preferably made of heavy paper suitable for being secured to the merchandise or any desired article in any convenient manner-such, for instance, as by means of a perforation cl, preferably surrounded by a reinforcement D to prevent the string by means of which the sheet is attached to the article from accidentally tearing through the opening to the edge of the sheet.

Any desired number of series of three sheets, such as described, are bound together and are preferably surrounded by a cover A. extending beneath the third sheet of the bottom series and projecting to one side a suificient distance to be folded around the entire series.

a in Fig. 1 indicates a portion of the cover which is adapted to extend along the edges of the series, at one side thereof, (0 indicating the line upon which the remaining portion of the cover bends in order that it may lie above the first sheet in the top series.

A indicates the portion of the cover which extends around the top edges of the series of leaves, while a designates the portion which folds over the upper end of the first sheet of the top series and serves as a binding to securely unite the leaves in the several series together in their proper sequence.

The sheet of carbon E may be conveniently secured to the cover beneath the bottom sheet of the last series, so that it may be folded around one side of the tablet and placed above the third sheet and beneath the second sheet. In order that the sheet of carbon may lie smoothly between the second and third sheets of each series, spacing-strips e are preferably bound between the upper ends of the second and third sheets in the several series.

The manner of using my invention is as follows: The carbon-sheet E is inserted between the sheets G and D of the top series in the book and the desired matter then written on the first sheet B in the series. The pressure incident to writing on the first sheet reproduces upon the sheets C and D the written matter by transferring carbon from the opposite sides of the full or double sheet thereof. The second sheet G being transparent, the writing on the under side thereof is readily visible therethrough. After the desired matter has been written upon the first sheet B it is detached by tearing along the line of perforations b and then constitutes a recordcheck to be sent to the ofiice of the store. The second sheet C remains in the book or tablet as a record of the sale made by the particular clerk. The third sheet D is then detached by tearing along the line of perforations cl and may then be secured to the article sold by any suitable meanssuch, for instance, as a string passing through the hole cZand which is to be delivered to the address of the purchaser. WVhen another sale is made, the carbon-sheet E is inserted between the second and third sheets in the next series and the record of the purchase inscribed upon the first sheet and transferred to the second and third sheets in the manner above described. Any number of series may be bound together in the tablet or book.

From the foregoing description it will be observed that I have invented an improved manifolding check-book in which three copies of inscribed matter are simultaneously made one for the store-records, another to be retained by the clerk making the sale, and the third a detachable tag adapted to be attached to the goods purchased.

While I have described more or less precisely the details of construction, I do not wish to be understood as limiting myself thereto, as I contemplate changes in form, the proportion of parts, and the substitution of equivalents as circumstances may suggest or reuder expedient without departing from the spirit of my invention.

Having now fully described my invention, what 1 claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. A manifolding check-book comprising a plurality of series of leaves each series consisting in a detachable check upon which the record of the sale is directly written, a transparent sheet forming a permanent part of the book and a detachable tag so constructed as to facilitate securing the same to the purchased article, and a transfer-sheet adapted to be successively inserted between the transparent sheet and the tag in each series whereby matter written upon the detachable check is transferred to the upper surface of the tag and to the under surface of the transparent sheet.

2. A manifolding check-book comprising a plurality of series of leaves each series consisting in a detachable check upon which the record of the sale is directly written, a transparent sheet forming a permanent part of the book and a detachable tag provided with a hole having reinforced walls for securing the tag to the purchased article, and a transfersheet adapted to be successively inserted between the transparent sheet and the tag in each series whereby matter written upon the detachable check is transferred to the upper surface of the tag and to the under surface of the transparent sheet.

3. A manifolding check-book comprising a cover, a plurality of series of leaves bound to the cover, each series consisting in a detachable check upon which the record of the sale is directly written, a transparent sheet forming a permanent part of the book and a detachable tag so constructed as to facilitate securing the same to the purchased article, a

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double transfer-sheet fastened at one end to said cover and adapted to be successively inserted between the transparent sheet and tag in each series, and spacing-strips interposed between the transparent sheets and tags Whereby spaces are formed between each series to receive the transfer-sheet.

In testimony whereof I sign this specification in the presence of two witnesses.

JAMES H. VESEY. Witnesses:

GEo. L. WILKINSON, C. G. CUNNINGHAM. 

